Pagbantaan (en. Threaten)

pag-bantaan

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of emphasizing or stating a threat to a person or thing.

He wanted to threaten his brother with a letter.

Nais niyang pagbantaan ang kanyang kapatid gamit ang isang liham.

The process of instilling fear or anxiety by stating that something bad will happen.

Threaten if he doesn’t follow the orders.

Pagbantaan kung hindi siya susunod sa mga utos.

The term 'pagbantaan' is derived from the root word 'banta' with the affix 'pag-' suggesting an action or process.

threatening others

To give a threat or instill fear in other people.

pagbantaan ang kapwa

threat

A form of expressing a possible danger or bad outcome.

banta

to threaten

Don't threaten, you're not even scary.

Huwag kang mangbanta, hindi ka naman takot.

all talk

You're all talk, just words.

Masyado kang banta-banta, puro salita lang.

a scare tactic

I'm just scaring him as a scare tactic.

Tinatakot ko lang siya bilang panakot.